Schools / North London Collegiate School
North London Collegiate School is an independent school for girls in Edgware, educating around 1,100 pupils aged 4 to 18. Entrance is by the school's own 11+ examinations, usually in English and mathematics, together with an interview. Founded in 1850 by Frances Mary Buss, it was a pioneer of girls' education in England.
Athena holds admission-route records for North London Collegiate School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
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School-set papers only: candidates sit papers set by the school in Mathematics and English; interview for selected candidates.
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Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
School-set papers only: candidates sit papers set by the school in Mathematics and English; interview for selected candidates.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: January of Year 6 — the school’s own examination day (a few schools test in November or December of Year 6)
Results: Outcomes follow the school’s published timetable, typically in the spring term of Year 6
Offers: February of Year 6 — the school publishes its offers to its own timetable (London day schools cluster around a mid-February offer point)
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the autumn term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
No catchment — open competition
There is no catchment area. Admission is by the school’s own assessment process (examinations and, usually, an interview); the school sets its own oversubscription criteria in its admissions policy — commonly the assessment result first, with sibling or other connections considered at some schools.
GCSE: 99.2% of GCSE grades were at grades 9-7 (95.9% at grades 9-8; 83.4% of all grades were awarded at grade 9)
School-published
A level: Average point score per A level entry 53.98 (average grade A+); 60.0% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
A level: Average point score per A level entry 52.59 (average grade A+)
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
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Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Candidates must pass the entrance exam and audition: a 20-minute audition in January of Year 6 comprising a performance of up to 8 minutes, Grade 5 sight-reading, an unaccompanied song, aural tests and discussion. Expected standard: Grade 5 with distinction or above on the first instrument (Grade 4 distinction for viola, double bass, oboe, bassoon and brass)
When: Audition in January of Year 6
What it's worth: Remission of 10–20% of school fees (a higher award may be made at the Headmistress's discretion)
How to apply: Separate application required — select the box on the registration form and submit certificates, mark sheets and a reference
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAll rounder
What is assessed: Awarded for a deep love of learning combined with wider achievement, assessed through the entrance examination, interview and reference; scholars receive individualised mentoring, a symposium and a scholars' journal
When: 11+ entrance cycle
What it's worth: Usually some level of fee remission, but a remission is not guaranteed and the scholarship may be awarded without one
How to apply: All external applicants automatically considered via the entrance examination, interview and reference
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Scheme confirmed on the school's website; detailed criteria are published in the school's scholarship booklet / on application (see info_url)
When: 11+ entry cycle (the school's dedicated Sports Scholarships page could not be read — it is bot-blocked)
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate application required
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested and processed independently; around 1 in 10 Senior School students holds a bursary and 66% of Senior School bursary holders in the most recent year held a full bursary; awards are reviewed annually
When: Applied for at registration for Senior School entry
What it's worth: Up to full (100%) remission of fees
How to apply: Separate application required — bursary applications are processed independently of the admissions decision
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipMusic
What is assessed: Audition in the November week coinciding with second-round interviews: performance of up to 12 minutes, sight-reading and discussion. Expected standard: Grade 8 with distinction or above (Grade 7 repertoire for vocalists)
When: Audition in November, in the week of the second-round interviews
What it's worth: Remission of 10–20% of school fees (a higher award may be made at the Headmistress's discretion)
How to apply: Separate application required — select the box on the registration form and submit supporting evidence
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipAll rounder
What is assessed: Awarded for a deep love of learning combined with wider achievement, assessed through the Sixth Form entry process; scholars receive individualised mentoring, a symposium and a scholars' journal
When: Sixth Form entry cycle
What it's worth: Usually some level of fee remission, but a remission is not guaranteed and the scholarship may be awarded without one
How to apply: All external applicants automatically considered
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
ScholarshipSport
What is assessed: Sports trials held as part of the Sixth Form entry process
When: Application deadline Friday 9 October 2026 for September 2027 entry; trials on Wednesday 18 November 2026
What it's worth: Value not stated on the school's published pages
How to apply: Separate application required — apply by the published deadline
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
BursaryOther
What is assessed: Means-tested and processed independently; awards are reviewed annually
When: Bursary application deadline Friday 9 October 2026 for September 2027 entry
What it's worth: Up to full (100%) remission of fees
How to apply: Separate application required — bursary applications are processed independently of the admissions decision
Official scholarship information
Checked 2026-10-28
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